Car journal-box.



A. BERRY. GAR JOURNAL BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1910.

Patentd May 14, 1912.

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INVENTOR mssrmv ATT'Y.

MIIA PLANOGRAPN CO H AUSTIN BERRY,OF OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA.

CAR J OURNAL-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1 1, 1912.

Application filed March 1'7, 1910. Serial No. 550,056.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AUsTIN BERRY, of the cityof Ottawa, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Car Journal-Boxes, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to improvements in car journal boxes, and theobjects of my invention are to prevent the dust and dirt pressing inbetween the cover and the body of the box, and it consists essentiallyof a cover formed with one or more tongues or ribs adapted to entergrooves in the edge of the body of the box, said body of the box beingfurther provided with outwardly turned shoulders over which flanges onthe cover are adapted to lit, the whole being constructed and arrangedas shown in detail in the accompanying specifications and drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a longitudinal, sectional view through thebox and cover. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the box with the coverremoved. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cover. Fig. 4 is a transverse section through the box and cover.

In the drawings, like character of reference indicate correspondingparts in each figure.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the body of the box and B thecover which is hinged thereto in any suitable way, and may if desired,be spring held in closed position in a manner now well known in the art.

In accordance with the present invention, the edge 10 of the box aroundthe usual opening 11 is enlarged and formed on the sides with outwardlyextending shoulders 12 and 13 and the cover is formed with flanges 14and 15 adapted to fit closely to the outer surface of these shoulders,the said flanges being thus a short distance outwardly removed from theside surfaces of the box, whereby, dust and dirt blowing against theside surfaces will be caught in the corners 16 and 17 and will not findtheir way into the joint between the cover and the box.

Each side of the upper edge of the box around the opening is formed withone or more grooves 18 and 19, the grooves on opposite sides extendingacross the top of the box in an inclined manner and converging to apoint at 20, said grooves opening at the lower edge of the box as shownin Fig. 2,

whereby, any dirt or dust collecting in the grooves will gradually movedownwardly owing to the steep incline of the edge of the box and willfinally drop out of the open grooves. The cover is provided with aplurality of tongues 21 and 22 adapted to fit in said grooves.

In order to further exclude the dirt and dust from the interior of thebox, the inner edge of the opening is provided with an outwardlyextending rib 23 adapted to take into a corresponding groove 24 providedon the under surface of the cover. The top of the cover is also providedwith a flange 25 extending at an acute angle thereto and adapted whenthe cover is closed to fitclosely to a shoulder 26 formed on the boxitself. A transversely extending groove 27 is also formed in the bottomedge of the box and the cover is provided with a corresponding tongue 28adapted to fit into said groove.

It will thus be seen that the improved construction hereinbeforedescribed, provides an exceedingly eflective method of ex cluding thedust and dirt from the interior of the box. I11 the first place, dustblowing in a sidewise direction, will blow against the corners 16 or 17and will not be liable to find its way into the joint between the coverand the box. Then the cover is provided with tongues entering grooves,and any dirt collecting in the grooves willdrop out at the bottom. Thenagain the box is provided with a rib to be taken into the grooves of thecover.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my invention within the scopeof the claims could be made without departing from the spirit or scopethereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanyingspecifications and drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and notin a limiting sense.

l/Vhat I claim as my invention is:

l. A car journal box having out-wardly turned shoulders on each side ofthe opening therein, and a cover having flanges fitting closely to theouter surface of said shoulders, said shoulders having grooves at thesides of said opening and open at their lower ends, the upper portion ofsaid side grooves diverging in an upwardly and inwardly direction to acommon point, said grooves being closed except at their lower the box,and a cover having tongues adaptends. ed to enter said grooves. in

2. A car journal box having the usual In Witness whereof I have hereuntoset opening and grooves formed in the edges at my hand in the presenceof two Witnesses.

each side of the opening, said grooves being AUSTIN BERRY.

inclined and converging toward each other Witnesses: at the top to apoint Where they meet, sald RUssEL S. SMART, grooves :turther opening atthe bottom of M. GILBER'rsON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe cornmissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G.

